Ironing board.



D. W. HAMLIN.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.9,1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 9, 1912.

Patented Mar. 17, 191d. Serial No. 730,368.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DENVER W. HAMLIN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles, State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ironing- Boards; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

This invention has special reference to ironing boards and the essentialobject thereof is evolved in the provision of. an ironing board designedto removably engage a table or other similar support at the edge portionthereof, whereby the device will serve with great facility for thelaundrying of clothes "to be slipped over the board,

A more specific object of the invention is the provision of a foldingironing board of the above class in which a supporting leg is providedto pivotally and adjustably connect to the board and extend through aslot therein, the upper end of the leg being pro vided to support aniron while novel clamping means are movably arranged and ad justable onthe leg above the board to properly receive the table therebetween sothat downward pressure on the board will cause the parts to tightly gripthe table.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides moreparticularly in the peculiar combination and arrangements of parts aswill be illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in thespecification, although the invention is protected for all desirablechanges and uses within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the edge portion of a table withthe ironing board attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thedevice partly in section. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on theline 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view of the supportingleg removed. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of a fragmeir tary portion ofthe board. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a clamping memberslidably carried by the leg.

In illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, there isshown a table 10, to the edge portion of which the ironing board 11 isattached. This board is provided at its enlarged end with a central slot12, the end wall 13 of which is undertable edge, by

cut or beveled as shown and such enlarged end is adapted to engage underthe table edge whereby the tapered free end thereof will extendoutwardly for the convenient application of the clothes to be laundried.

A foldable leg 14: is provided for the board and at its upper endmovably engages through the slot 12. A pair of pivot cleats 15 arerigidly attached to the bottom face of the board longitudinally thereofin spaced relation, so that their inner faces will aline with the sidewalls of the slot and these cleats are provided with a plurality oftransversely registering perforations 16 adapted to aline with one of aplurality of transverse perforations 17 in the supporting leg wherebythe same may be adjusted between the cleats to properly engage the meansof a pivot pin 18, ac cording to the thickness of such edge or othersupport, such as a window sill. hen thus positioned, the supporting legis dis posed at an incline beneath the board and has on its upper end asupporting member 19 which is removably and turnably at-. taohed to saidend for supporting an iron. This support comprises a section of metalhaving a plurality of side flanges 20 which retain the iron fromdisplacement. In order to securely anchor the board to the table edge orsill, the top edge of the leg above the table is provided with aplurality of ratchet notches 21 and a rectangular sleeve 22 is slidableon the leg and has a substantially triangular projection 23 at its lowerportion to conform to the top face of the table.

The top portion of the sleeve is provided with a slot 24 extendingtransversely thereof and the side portions of the sleeve are bent up inoverlapped relation at the bottom edge thereof to form a pivot yoke 25in the side portions of which a catch 26 is pivoted. The free end of thecatch operates through the. slot 241:, being bent inwardly for thispurpose, while a leaf spring 27. is anchored to the sleeve and bearsupwardly against the opposite extremity of the catch to hold the sameengaged with the notches and permit adjustment thereof according to thethick ness of the support gripped thereby. The adjustment of the boardat different elevations to suit the desires of the different users ofthe board is also accomplished by the adjustment of the pivot pin 18 inthe perforations 17 of the supporting leg. Furthermore, it will beobserved that the top portion of the sleeve 22 is extended downwardly onthe leg in substantial channel form and serves as an abutment for thecatch and spring as well as to limit the tendency of the sleeveto moveas if on a pivot, when pressure is being applied to the catch indisengaging the same.

I claim:

The combination with an ironing board having a slot in one end, of asupporting leg pivotally and adjust-ably mounted in said slot andprojecting above the top face of said ironing board, said leg beingsubstantially square in cross section at the top and being provided witha series of notches in one longitudinal edge, a casin of substantiallysquare cross section slidably engaging on the upper end of said leg andprovided with substantially right angular side projections that dependbelow the casing and have the lower'edges parallel with the top face ofsaid ironing board,- said edges being adapted to engage with the topface of a table orother support and cooperate with the pivot of said legin supporting said ironing board, a substantially U-shaped keeper on theupper edge of said casing, a slot in said casing in advance of saidkeeper, a rightangular catch pivoted within said keeper and engagingthrough said slot and a leaf spring interposed between sa1d casing andsaid catch and yield ably holding the working end of said catchselectively in engagement with one of said notches.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

DENVER W. HAMLIN.

Witnesses:

LILLIAN DAR ING, ALLIE Howem).

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